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A particle moves in a circle of radius 0.5 m at a speed that uniformly increases. Find the angular acceleration of particle if its speed changes from 2 ms to 4 ms in 4 seconds?

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Options:
  • A 1 rad / s 2
  • B 2 rad / s 2
  • C 4 rad / s 2
  • D 0 rad / s 2
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 1 rad / s 2
The tangential acceleration of the particle is

at=dvdt=4.0-2.04.0

=0.5 m/s 2

The angular acceleration is

α=atr=0.50.5= 1 rad/s 2

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